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[tavie]

Everyone, a gentle nudge:  please keep your comments or criticism specific to Antonio's theory.  I can see it did start that way and it's not easy to tell when things start veering off, both in general and in this specific case.  

But if 

• i) you've got a point that you're not specifically addressing to Antonio but to another person and 
  
• ii) it's the type of point that is likely to lead to a lot of back and forth involving that other person
  

then that's a sign it is at higher risk of derailing the thread, so it may be better to consider another thread.  In this case, probably the Chinese thread, if Jorge is content with that.

This often isn't easy to call, especially when there's no obvious sign that the point is off topic, so please use your judgement and be kind to one another.  

We also do have the one thread-per-theory rule.  This absolutely should not stop anyone from disagreeing with Antonio and pointing out any assumptions he is making where there might be alternate explanations, but there needs to be a balance and if in doubt, flesh out the point in your own theory thread.